The Divine Firmament Game was such a vast game.
Because it held infinite possibilities, it bore infinite hopes as well.
Its competitors were not limited to the myriad heavens and worlds.
They stretched across all of history, from ancient times to the present!
Several heavenly demons had contested the game in Cloud-Brushing City; Mi Zhiben and Xingnian had played against each other for five hundred years.
And He Huating had cast a piece through time itself!
He had clearly never abandoned the thought of continuing his myth. He had failed back then, but he had set the game within the river of time, waiting until this day to resume it!
Now he had announced the "rules of the game." The deathly still Fountain of Youth waited to verify truth from falsehood, to pass judgment on life and death.
But for this utterly baffling question-and-answer game, was telling the truth all that was required?
Every one of the prodigies present harbored secrets buried in the deepest part of their hearts. Were some truths really fit to be spoken aloud?
The question fell upon Bear Three Thoughts.
He could not refuse to answer, nor could he speak falsely.
Every demon turned their gaze toward him.
Who would not be curious about Bear Three Thoughts? Though his name was listed on the Heaven Rankings and he was already renowned throughout the world—indeed, a household name in the Purple Wasteland Hills—the Outside World actually knew very little about him.
His true face hidden beneath the mask, the thoughts concealed under his Black Robe, the past he never mentioned... these often surfaced in street gossip, yet no one could ever say for certain.
They were all prodigies, all within this game. They were competitors, but also fellow travelers.
They were curious about Bear Three Thoughts'